Quality Barley in Western Canada Needs Improvement
The National Barley Committee in Toronto stressed upgrading western Canada barley before it can win eastern markets. Reports show many farmers misidentify varieties and over 50 percent of seed samples fall into rejected grades. Experts urge weed-free, education driven marketing and stronger salesmanship to boost hog feed value and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Barley Committee
Toronto
Western Canada
East
Prairies
W. E Blakeman
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
T. G Major
Department of Trade and Commerce
R. G. Knox
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Ontario
Prof
Knox
Denmark
Great Britain
South Africa
Canada
W. R. White
White
Horses Bring High Prices At Rural Sale Markets
Farm horses rise in value as United States and Ontario buyers bid aggressively. US buyers paid up to 600 for heavy work teams while typical prices hovered around 350 a team. Lacombe Alberta saw 308 horses bring 25810 averaging 83, a peak since 1928, with top bids from A Picov of Audley Ontario and Stewart brothers of Montreal. An earlier Galt Ontario sale of 34 western farm animals netted over 4800, top 435 for a gelding pair. Buyers came from across the district, sending many horses to Niagara Peninsula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lacombe
Alberta
A. Picov
Audley
Ont
Stewart Brothers
Montreal
Galt. Ont
Niagara Peninsula
Saskatchewan Seed Wheat Plan Details Revealed
The cost estimate reaches five million dollars for seeding operations to be financed by the provincial government. Seed wheat requirements for Saskatchewan farmers are set at roughly 3.5 million bushels, including oat purchases and feed grain.
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Saskatchewan
Soap Shop Banter Catches Customer Off Guard
A brief exchange features a customer requesting soap and a clerk offering a product labeled as suitable for a delicate complexion. The humor centers on miscommunication as the customer clarifies she wants soap, not something else.
Two Unusual Englishmen Noted in Old Country News
Charles Cruft built Crufts Dog Show into the world’s largest event with 10 000 entries amid his lack of a dog of his own. Charles Brown, Simpson’s Strand carver, is famed for huge portions and a 544-plate single day record, carving only at work and recently turning 78.
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Charles Cruft
Charles Brown
Cruft
Mr. Cruft
Cruft's
Simpson's
the Strand
London
Mr. Brown
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Self-Supporting Lee Horton Keeps Many Habits
Lee Horton, 53, a Searcy County farmer, has sustained a forty year live-at-home program on sixty acres. He grows wheat and corn, keeps bees, hogs, and a sheep flock, and wears homespun socks and shoes. Horton has never bought socks or many foods, relying on his own crops and livestock, except for a drought year when he bought lard. He notes five children and says the plan is for convenience, not necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Horton
Searcy
Horton
Canadian cereal exports rise with UK demand in 1934
A report on Canada’s prepared breakfast foods shows cereal exports totaling 3,226,576 dollars in 1934, with more than 95 percent shipped to the United Kingdom. The popularity of Canadian cereals reaches breakfast tables worldwide.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Bread Keeps Vitamin B After Baking, Tests Show
Laboratory tests indicate bread retains its vitamin B content through the baking process. Researchers note no significant loss in B vitamins when subjected to standard oven conditions. This finding suggests bread remains a reliable source of vitamin B in a typical diet.
Change With The Years Indirect Proof of an Adage
Anthropologist Dr. Ales Hrdlicka reports that facial measurements vary with age and climate. He notes that in adults the ears lengthen more than they widen while the mouth and nose broaden, with nasal breadth increasing from colder to warmer regions.
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Ales Hrdticka
Hrilicka
Hrdlicka
Locusts Used as Fertilizer in Argentina Effort
Argentina converts dead locusts into fertilizer through government agricultural programs. About 4 500 tons were processed in 1935, with the campaign ongoing. Long iron fences block swarms in Northern Argentina as harvesters collect insects for grinding plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Governments Agricultural Agency
United States
Italy grants blind citizens exclusive licenses industry
The government of Italy assigns a monopoly to the blind for manufacturing and selling brass dog licenses to municipalities and city governments. Italy cites having the fewest blind beggars in Europe due to policies enabling blind people to earn a living. Other artisan sectors restrict work to the blind in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Europe
Athabasca Goldfields Hinted as World’s Greatest Mining District
Saskatchewan M.P. D. A. Dick Hall said Goldfields at Lake Athabasca could rival global gold centers as a spring rush looms. He cited a 500-ton mill expansion, vast proven gold-rich strips, and Saskatchewan’s Flin-Flon stake while urging mineralogy schools and northward roads to spur development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Athabasca
Hall
Saskatchewan
Northland
New York
America
Goldfields
Flin- Flon
Canadian National Parks Drive Growth in Tourism
The National Parks under the Department of the Interior are a key asset for Canada attracting foreign visitors. Over 20 years the National Parks Service has developed these scenic areas, boosting tourist traffic and placing them at the heart of the country’s economic life.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Dominion
National Parks Service
Grandpa Plans Surprise Air Rifle Gift for Grandma
A humorous family exchange reveals the plan to buy an air rifle for Grandma's birthday next week. Grandma objects, but the speaker notes her generosity in gifting items to others.
Wall Panel Pattern 5552 Features Shepherdess Scene
Soft colored wall hanging pattern 5552 offers a pastoral Shepherdess with her lambs transfer design sized 15 by 20 inches. Includes material needs stitch illustrations and color guidance. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Canada's Sugar Maple Trees And National Emblem
The Forest Service notes about 70 maple varieties exist worldwide with seven in Eastern Canada, only the hard or sugar maple yielding commercial sugar. It grows from the Atlantic to the Lake of the Woods and its leaf is Canada's national emblem. About 95 percent of maple products in Canada come from the St Lawrence River valley.
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Canada
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Atlantic
Lake of the Woods
Dominion
St. Lawrence River
Harness Leather Care Based on Expert Oil Mixes
Experts advise harness leather should be treated with neat's-foot oil or a mix of neat's-foot oil with tallow or fish oil and a touch of lampblack for color. Petroleum oils can crack leather and crankcase oil is worse due to gasoline content. Oil the harness at least every spring, preferably three or four times a year, and oil before spring and fall rains to preserve the leather.
Earliest Recorded Stomach Operation in Prussia
A seventeenth century Prussian laborer underwent a successful stomach operation to extract a dagger swallowed by the patient. The historic case marks one of the earliest documented surgical interventions for a swallowed weapon.
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Prussia
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Arkansas Farmer
Athabasca
Toronto Star
Alice Brooks
Atlantic Ocean
Lake of the Woo
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